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| DealBook Conference Live Updates: How Will Corporate America Tackle Tomorrow’s Challenges? | DealBook Conference Live Updates: How Will Corporate America Tackle Tomorrow’s Challenges? |
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| Welcome to our live coverage of Playing for the Long Term, DealBook’s annual conference starting this morning in New York City. | Welcome to our live coverage of Playing for the Long Term, DealBook’s annual conference starting this morning in New York City. |
| With the midterm elections fast approaching and a trade war escalating among the world’s largest economies, some of the biggest newsmakers at the intersection of business and policy will join me onstage to discuss how to navigate the challenges ahead. | With the midterm elections fast approaching and a trade war escalating among the world’s largest economies, some of the biggest newsmakers at the intersection of business and policy will join me onstage to discuss how to navigate the challenges ahead. |
| Stay tuned to this page to keep up with the news that emerges from the conference, which is in its seventh year. But first, let me guide you through some of the biggest names that you can expect to hear from over the course of the day. | Stay tuned to this page to keep up with the news that emerges from the conference, which is in its seventh year. But first, let me guide you through some of the biggest names that you can expect to hear from over the course of the day. |
| • Larry Fink: BlackRock’s chief executive is the largest investor in the world, with his company managing $6.5 trillion worth of assets. He has also been outspoken about the need for companies to be more proactive on social and governance issues. I will ask whether BlackRock itself really walks that walk. | • Larry Fink: BlackRock’s chief executive is the largest investor in the world, with his company managing $6.5 trillion worth of assets. He has also been outspoken about the need for companies to be more proactive on social and governance issues. I will ask whether BlackRock itself really walks that walk. |
| • Mary Barra: The chief executive of General Motors has turned the automaker into an unlikely innovator in autonomous vehicle development, putting it in direct competition with Waymo, a unit of Alphabet. I will talk to her about the reality of autonomous driving, the future of electric cars and, yes, Elon Musk. | • Mary Barra: The chief executive of General Motors has turned the automaker into an unlikely innovator in autonomous vehicle development, putting it in direct competition with Waymo, a unit of Alphabet. I will talk to her about the reality of autonomous driving, the future of electric cars and, yes, Elon Musk. |
| • Lachlan Murdoch: In a rare public appearance, the heir to the Fox empire will discuss how his family’s sale of much of 21st Century Fox to Disney has transformed the media world. He and I will also discuss the future of Fox and the politics of business and news. | • Lachlan Murdoch: In a rare public appearance, the heir to the Fox empire will discuss how his family’s sale of much of 21st Century Fox to Disney has transformed the media world. He and I will also discuss the future of Fox and the politics of business and news. |
| • Evan Spiegel: Snap’s founder sits down with us during a challenging year for the company. We will talk about its high-stakes competition with Facebook and Instagram, and how it plans to reach the next generation of social media users. | • Evan Spiegel: Snap’s founder sits down with us during a challenging year for the company. We will talk about its high-stakes competition with Facebook and Instagram, and how it plans to reach the next generation of social media users. |
| • Sundar Pichai: Google’s chief executive was once an engineer working on new technology; now, he’s a policy maker of sorts. We will talk about Google’s recent decision to distance itself from the Defense Department, the debate over user privacy, potentially doing business in China and recent reports about the company’s handling of sexual misconduct in the workplace. | • Sundar Pichai: Google’s chief executive was once an engineer working on new technology; now, he’s a policy maker of sorts. We will talk about Google’s recent decision to distance itself from the Defense Department, the debate over user privacy, potentially doing business in China and recent reports about the company’s handling of sexual misconduct in the workplace. |
| • Lloyd Blankfein: In his “exit interview,” I will ask the former chief executive of Goldman Sachs to describe what has really changed on Wall Street since he stepped into the role over a decade ago and what he sees as the biggest opportunities and risks that lie ahead. I will also ask the prolific Twitter user about the best tweets he never sent. | • Lloyd Blankfein: In his “exit interview,” I will ask the former chief executive of Goldman Sachs to describe what has really changed on Wall Street since he stepped into the role over a decade ago and what he sees as the biggest opportunities and risks that lie ahead. I will also ask the prolific Twitter user about the best tweets he never sent. |
| • Peter Thiel: The iconoclastic entrepreneur has been one of President Trump’s most vocal supporters in the technology industry. I will ask him why. We will also discuss the culture wars in Silicon Valley, globalization and his next big investment idea. | • Peter Thiel: The iconoclastic entrepreneur has been one of President Trump’s most vocal supporters in the technology industry. I will ask him why. We will also discuss the culture wars in Silicon Valley, globalization and his next big investment idea. |
| — Andrew Ross Sorkin | |
| Here’s when all of today’s speakers will be appearing on stage: | |
| 08:50: Introductory remarks. A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large and columnist at The New York Times. | |
| 09:15: The six-trillion-dollar man and his social message. Larry Fink, the chairman and C.E.O. of BlackRock. | |
| 09:50 Ahead of the midterms: a 10-K for America. Steve Ballmer, founder of USAFacts and former C.E.O. of Microsoft. | |
| 10:15 Behind the Wheel. Mary Barra, chairman and C.E.O. of General Motors. | |
| 11:10: Media, millennials and our cultural vices. Nancy Dubuc, C.E.O. of VICE Media. | |
| 11:45: Screen time: the future of what we watch. Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman of 21st Century Fox. | |
| 13:30: Searching for the super pill. Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and C.E.O., Merck. | |
| 13:55: #Let’sTalk. Lisa Borders, president and C.E.O. of Time’s Up, and Padma Lakshmi, author, host and executive producer of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” | |
| 14:35: The future, now. Marc Raibert, founder and C.E.O of, Boston Dynamics, with the special guest SpotMini. | |
| 15:15: The C.E.O. selfie. Evan Spiegel, co-founder and C.E.O. of Snap | |
| 15:40: Soul searching: technology’s role in society. Sundar Pichai, C.E.O. of Google. | |
| 16:05: The exit interview. Lloyd Blankfein, senior chairman of Goldman Sachs. | |
| 16:35: Trump, the Valley and what’s next. Peter Thiel, partner of Founders Fund. |